(Canadian Press) Islamophobia and violence against Muslims is widespread and deeply entrenched in Canadian society, early findings from a Senate committee studying the issue indicate.
Muslim women who wear hijabs — black Muslim women in particular — are the most vulnerable, and confronting Islamophobia in a variety of public spheres is difficult, the committee on human rights has found.
“Canada has a problem,” committee chair Sen. Salma Ataullahjan said in a phone interview with the Canadian Press.
“We are hearing of intergenerational trauma because young kids are witnessing this. Muslims are speaking out because there’s so many attacks happening and they’re so violent.”
The problem is worse than current statistics suggest, Ataullahjan said.
